Paul Nehlen Quotes

The people see the layoffs. We must also show them the payoffs of trade.

That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the global trade war, we are losing it badly.

The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will move overseas. It's just that simple.

The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs.

I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs.

We cannot open our markets to countries that do not open their markets to us.

NAFTA has dramatically improved our economy and that of our neighbors as well.

Can you have a free trade agreement with a country that isn't free?

Unfettered free trade has been a disaster not only for Americans but for the working people of Mexico and Canada as well.

Free tariff or no tariff would close up our manufactories by the scores.

We want to export our products but not our jobs.

The United States should adopt a protective tariff of such a character as will help the struggling industries of Europe to get on their feet.

Under a system of free trade every branch of industry did not prosper.

When you liberalize trade, benefits go to capital and away from labor.

Mexican exports worldwide benefit the U.S. economy because of their high percentage of U. S. content.

U.S. trade policy has been a disaster for American workers.

I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.

The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact.

When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field.

Trade means jobs, but trade also means security. The time has come for all of us to urge the swift adoption of the Trans Pacific Partnership.

TPP is a job killer.

President Trump was determined to replace NAFTA from the day he took office. It reflected the old way of trade deals in which our partners shirked labor protections while American companies shipped operations and jobs to cheaper foreign locations. Our factories shuttered, our manufacturing shrank, and we grew more dependent on foreign suppliers.

Trump has said he will dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement. This would be hugely harmful for Canada and the U.S. and for integration in the region.

I urge Congress to quickly take up and pass trade promotion authority so we can conclude a TPP agreement. Our position in the world depends on it.